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  "site": {
    "name": "The Long Ball",
    "url": "https://thelongball.app",
    "tagline": "Digging the data behind the distance."
  },
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  "season": 2026,
  "gameDate": "2026-07-07",
  "description": "Date-stamped Daily Dong, Hot Dog Robbery, and Cheapest Dong selections.",
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  "sourceNotes": "Derived from Statcast and Baseball Savant Home Run Tracker event joins. This file preserves one daily Tale of the Tape row for long-term reference.",
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    "hotDogRobbery": "The day's strongest HR-capable batted ball that stayed in the yard.",
    "cheapestDong": "The day's flimsiest actual home run that still counted."
  },
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    "gameDate": "2026-07-07",
    "batter": "Heriberto Hernandez",
    "batterId": 681715,
    "batterTeam": "MIA",
    "pitcher": "Gabe Speier",
    "pitcherId": 642100,
    "pitcherTeam": "SEA",
    "distance": 422,
    "exitVelocity": 110.0,
    "launchAngle": 31.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 482.2
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "65609dab-aea9-30f4-a9dc-c67edd8cb1a0",
    "gameDate": "2026-07-07",
    "batter": "Brett Baty",
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    "batterTeam": "NYM",
    "pitcher": "Daniel Lynch IV",
    "pitcherId": 663738,
    "pitcherTeam": "KC",
    "distance": 369,
    "exitVelocity": 104.0,
    "launchAngle": 38.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 19,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 359.9
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "playId": "7b4fe786-1d44-3828-acf3-2ed3ed8573e0",
    "gameDate": "2026-07-07",
    "batter": "Victor Mesa",
    "batterId": 683748,
    "batterTeam": "TB",
    "pitcher": "Will Warren",
    "pitcherId": 701542,
    "pitcherTeam": "NYY",
    "distance": 367,
    "exitVelocity": 100.0,
    "launchAngle": 40.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 237.7
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}